Lipophrys pholis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lipophrys pholis lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lipophrys pholis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Blenniiformes
Family	Blenniidae

Where does the lipophrys pholis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lipophrys pholis in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lipophrys pholis endangered?

The lipophrys pholis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lipophrys pholis?

The lipophrys pholis (Lipophrys pholis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Blenniiformes and the family Blenniidae, genus Lipophrys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lipophrys pholis

Lipophrys pholis, commonly known as shanny, also known as the smooth blenny or common blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny. It matures at two years of age. Distributed in the Eastern Atlantic from the southern Norway to Morocco and Madeira, including the Mediterranean and the Balearics. Lipophrys pholis feed primarily on crustaceans, but also feed on other invertebrates and plants.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lipophrys pholis (revision 1379228459), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1579451 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).